Modern power station practice. Volume 8, Nuclear power generation /
Nuclear Power Generation focuses on the use of nuclear reactors as heat sources for electricity generation. This volume explains how nuclear energy can be harnessed to produce power by discussing the fundamental physical facts and the properties of matter underlying the operation of a reactor. This...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Pergamon Press,
1971.
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| Edition: | Second revised and enlarged edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Nuclear Power Generation focuses on the use of nuclear reactors as heat sources for electricity generation. This volume explains how nuclear energy can be harnessed to produce power by discussing the fundamental physical facts and the properties of matter underlying the operation of a reactor. This book is comprised of five chapters and opens with an overview of nuclear physics, first by considering the structure of matter and basic physical concepts such as atomic structure and nuclear reactions. The second chapter deals with the requirements of a reactor as a heat source, along with the diff. |
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| Item Description: | In 8 vols. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781483157399 1483157393 |